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Medicines to treat osteoporosis

Medicines to treat osteoporosis
  Generic name Sample US brand names How it's taken
Bisphosphonates Alendronate Fosamax, Binosto

1 pill a day or 1 pill a week

You can also take this as a liquid or a pill that can dissolve in water

Risedronate Actonel, Atelvia 1 pill a day, 1 pill a week, or 1 pill a month
Ibandronate Boniva 1 pill a month, or 1 injection given in a vein every 3 months
Zoledronic acid Reclast 1 injection given in a vein every year
"Estrogen-like" medicines ("SERMs") Raloxifene Evista 1 pill a day
Bazedoxifene and conjugated equine estrogens Duavee 1 pill a day
Hormone medicines Estrogen-progestin therapy Prempro, Premphase, Climara Pro, others 1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed 1 time a week
Estrogen therapy Premarin, Cenestin, Climara, Menostar, Vivelle-Dot, others 1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed either 1 or 2 times a week
Birth control pills (for people who have not been through menopause) Many different brand names 1 pill a day
Testosterone (for testosterone deficiency) Many different forms and brand names Depends on form
Parathyroid hormone ("PTH") Teriparatide Forteo 1 injection under the skin every day
Parathyroid hormone-related protein ("PTHrP") analog Abaloparatide Tymlos 1 injection under the skin every day
Romosozumab Romosozumab Evenity 2 injections under the skin (1 after the other) once a month
Denosumab Denosumab Prolia 1 injection under the skin 2 times a year
These medicines can help lower the risk of fractures in people with osteoporosis. Some of them can also be used to help prevent osteoporosis, although the instructions for how and when to take them might be different.
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